# Similar usernames to your own

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-usernames-to-your-own/106763>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 2, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-usernames-to-your-own/106763 "2002-05-02T01:00:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 6

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**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-usernames-to-your-own/106763/101 "2002-06-01T04:56:03Z")

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Can’t think of another poster with a name similar to mine… Woohoo, I’m unique! I think…

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> \*Originally posted by FlyingDragonFan \*  
> \*\*dragongirl  
> Dragonblink  
> Dragon Phoenix \*\*

**Dragon Shadow**

LolaCocaCola, you can e-mail TubaDiva for a name change, but I think your name’s cute 🙂 You sure you wanna change it?

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**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-usernames-to-your-own/106763/102 "2002-06-01T04:59:35Z")

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Awwwww, thanks, Cougar!

Well, I’d change it if it offends the other Lola’s 🙂

Otherwise, it doesn’t really matter to me.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/similar-usernames-to-your-own/106763/103 "2002-06-01T05:31:09Z")

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> \*Originally posted by LolaCocaCola \*  
> \*\*Hi LolaBaby & LolaGranola!
> 
> I’m pretty new and the name I really wanted to use was unavailable ☹
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> I understand I can’t change my username here…Can I start a new account? 😕 \*\*

Actually, you can change your username, and starting a new account is _heavily_ frowned upon…(forbidden, to be frank!)

🙂  
stv, who is thinking about changing his quite bland username

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